RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Asian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Asian, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 6,007,197. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 737,098, against an all-states median of 130,842.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPASIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States5.9% of US population334,922,49919,678,814–

01California, CACA39,287,3776,007,197–

02New York, NYNY19,852,3661,782,460–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,657,423–

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809938,728–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,116759,625–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,798754,004–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,077642,245–

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,170599,863–

09Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235525,952–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056510,868–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639495,420–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,407491,422–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,011406,030–

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404351,050–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,761343,096–

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,293300,274–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445292,015–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,612278,694–

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838256,161–

20Oregon, OROR4,254,293188,665–

21Colorado, COCO5,862,189188,583–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,073178,579–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872173,674–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508172,094–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383133,337–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,814130,842–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63495,183–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22592,552–

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,19785,432–

30Utah, UTUT3,392,33181,061–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50779,174–

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96178,910–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,76873,353–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82472,372–

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,70750,564–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39148,748–

37Alaska, AKAK735,70646,719–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,19143,639–

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80138,127–

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86835,738–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24634,610–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77929,512–

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,29429,294–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26225,914–

45Maine, MEME1,387,81715,854–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37313,343–

47North Dakota, NDND784,84112,854–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,42812,663–

49Vermont, VTVT647,10611,520–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8758,812–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3974,565–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest asian population?

California ranks #1 with 6,007,197 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by asian population?

California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is asian population measured?

Number of residents who are Asian (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).